2019 Canada Sevens

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2019 Canada Sevens
2018–19 World Series
Host nationCanada Canada
Date9–10 March 2019
Cup
Champion South Africa
Runner-up France
Third Fiji
Challenge Trophy
Winner Australia
Tournament details
Matches played45
Tries scored295 (average 6.56 per match)
Most points Connor Braid (59)
Most tries Simon Kennewell (8)
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The 2019 Canada Sevens was the fourth edition of the Canada Sevens tournament, and the sixth tournament of the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was played on 9–10 March at BC Place in Vancouver.

Format[]

The teams are drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup bracket where teams compete for the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals. The bottom two teams from each group go to the Challenge Trophy bracket.

Teams[]

Fifteen core teams played in the tournament along with one invitational team, the winner of the 2019 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens, Chile:[1]

Pool stage[]

All times in Pacific Standard Time (UTC−08:00).

Pool A[]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 South Africa 3 3 0 0 81 17 +64 9
 United States 3 2 0 1 80 52 +28 7
 Wales 3 1 0 2 43 71 –28 5
 Chile 3 0 0 3 31 85 –64 3
9 March 2019
11:20
South Africa  43–0  Chile
Try: Pretorius (2) 0'c, 11'c
Soyizwapi (2) 1'm, 5'c
S. Davids (2) 4'c, 9'm
du Plessis 14'm
Con: S. Davids (4/7) 0', 4', 5', 12'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
9 March 2019
11:42
United States  40–14  Wales
Try: Isles (3) 2'c, 5'c, 9'm
Iosefo 7'c
Hughes 11'c
Tupuola 14'c
Con: Williams (2/2) 3', 5'
Niua (1/2) 7'
Hughes (2/2) 11', 14'
 Try: 1'c
7'c
Con: (1/1) 1'
(1/1) 7'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
9 March 2019
14:52
South Africa  19–10  Wales
Try: Snyman 3'm
S. Davids 6'c
Pretorius 8'c
Con: S. Davids (2/3) 7', 9'
 Try: Cambriani 0'm
12'm
Con: (0/2)
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)
9 March 2019
15:14
United States  33–19  Chile
Try: Williams 4'c
Pinkelman 8'c
Isles (2) 10'm, 12'c
Tomasin 14'c
Con: Hughes (3/4) 5', 8', 13', 14'
 Try: (2) 1'm, 3'c
Fernández 7'
Con: Fernández (1/2) 3', 7'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
9 March 2019
18:24
Chile  12–19  Wales
Try: Blanc 6'c
7'm
Con: Fernández (1/2) 6'
 Try: 1'c
Rogers 8'c
Jenkins 9'm
Con: (2/3) 2', 9'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)
9 March 2019
18:46
United States  7–19  South Africa
Try: Tomasin 10'c
Con: Hughes (1/1) 11'
 Try: Pretorius (2) 1'c, 12'm
Gans 4'c
Con: S. Davids (2/2) 1', 5'
Du Preez (0/1)
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

Pool B[]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Samoa 3 2 0 1 90 50 +40 7
 Fiji 3 2 0 1 86 55 +31 7
 Canada 3 2 0 1 69 78 –9 7
 Kenya 3 0 0 3 45 107 –62 3
9 March 2019
10:36
Fiji  36–12  Kenya
Try: Mocenacagi (2) 0'm, 12'c
Naduva (2) 2'c, 6'm
Tuwai 7'
10'c
Con: Botitu (1/3) 3'
(2/2) 11', 12'
 Try: Olindi 9'm
Onyala 11'c
Con: Taabu (1/2) 11'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
9 March 2019
10:58
Samoa  38–7  Canada
Try: (2) 1'c, 7'c
8'c
9'm
11'c
13'm
Con: (3/4) 1', 7', 8'
(1/2) 11'
 Try: Fuailefau 5'c
Con: Hirayama (1/1) 5'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)
9 March 2019
14:08
Fiji  19–26  Canada
Try: 4'c
Mocenacagi 6'c
Tuimaba 10'c
Con: (2/3) 4', 10'
 Try: Mullins 1'm
Braid 2'c
Fuailefau 8'c
Jones 11'c
Con: Hirayama (2/3) 3', 9', 11'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
9 March 2019
14:30
Samoa  35–12  Kenya
Try: (2) 0'c, 6'c
Motuga (2) 2'c, 14'
4'c
Con: (4/4) 0', 3', 5', 7', 14'
 Try: Taabu (2) 9'c
Con: Taabu (1/1) 9'
(0/1)
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
9 March 2019
17:40
Kenya  21–36  Canada
Try: (2) 6'c, 7'
Taabu 14'c
Con: Taabu (2/2) 6', 7'
Olindi 14'
 Try: Mullins 0'm
Braid (3) 2'c, 5'c, 9'c
10'm
Berna 13'm
Con: Braid (3/5) 3', 5', 9'
Kay (0/1)
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
9 March 2019
18:02
Samoa  17–31  Fiji
Try: Tuimaba 1'c
Mocenacagi 5'c
Naduva 7'm
Tuwai 8'c
10'm
Con: (3/5) 1', 5', 8'
 Try: 3'm
Motuga 9'c
14'm
Con: Tusitala (1/2) 10' (0/1)
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

Pool C[]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 New Zealand 3 2 0 1 105 45 +60 7
 France 3 2 0 1 54 72 –18 7
 Australia 3 1 0 2 46 71 –25 5
 Spain 3 1 0 2 50 67 –17 5
9 March 2019
9:52
Australia  17–14  Spain
Try: Malouf 4'm
Kennewell (2) 7'm, 8'c
Con: Porch (1/3) 9'
 Try: Carrión 2'c
12'c
Con: Hernández (2/2) 3', 12'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
9 March 2019
10:14
New Zealand  45–7  France
Try: Molia 1'c
Koroi 5'c
Ravouvou 6'm
Mikkelson 9'c
Dickson 10'c
Knewstubb 13'c
Ng Shiu 14'm
Con: Koroi (4/5) 2', 5', 9', 10'
Knewstubb (1/2) 13'
 Try: 7'c
Con: Barraque (1/1) 7'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)
9 March 2019
13:24
Australia  17–21  France
Try: Hutchison 2'm
Kennewell 8'm
O'Donnell 13'c
Con: Porch (1/2) 13'
Holland (0/1)
 Try: 6'c
7'c
10'c
Con: Barraque (3/3) 6', 7', 11'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
9 March 2019
13:46
New Zealand  24–26  Spain
Try: Ravouvou (2) 1'm, 10c
Knewstubb 3'c
Dickson 13'
Con: Knewstubb (2/4) 4', 10'
 Try: 6'c
Hernández 7'c
Losada 7'c
Pol Pla 14'
Con: Hernández (2/2) 6', 7', 8'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
9 March 2019
16:56
Spain  10–26  France
Try: Pla 5'm
10'm
Con: Mateu (0/2)
 Try: Bonnefond 7'c
(2) 7'c, 11'c
13'
Con: Barraque (3/4) 7', 8', 12'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
9 March 2019
17:18
New Zealand  36–12  Australia
Try: Ravouvou (2) 1'c, 7'm
Dickson 2'm
Mikkelson 4'c
McGarvey Black 12'c
Koroi 12'm
Con: Knewstubb (2/4) 2', 4'
McGarvey-Black (1/1) 12'
Koroi (0/1)
 Try: Pietsch 10'c
Porch 14'm
Con: Holland (1/1) 10'
Porch (0/1)
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

Pool D[]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 England 3 3 0 0 73 28 +45 9
 Argentina 3 2 0 1 69 54 +15 7
 Scotland 3 1 0 2 50 59 −9 5
 Japan 3 0 0 3 21 72 −51 3
9 March 2019
9:08
England  21−7  Scotland
Try: 4'c
Mitchell (2/2) 9'c, 14'c
Con: Bibby (3/3) 5', 9', 14'
 Try: McFarland 7'c
Con: Lowe (1/1) 7'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
9 March 2019
9:30
Argentina  24−7  Japan
Try: Schulz 1'm
Álvarez 6'c
10'm
Luna 12'c
Con: Mare (2/4) 7', 12'
 Try: 3'c
Con: Goya (1/1) 4'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
9 March 2019
12:40
England  19−7  Japan
Try: Olowofela (2) 0'c, 4'c
Bowen 5'm
Con: Bibby (2/3) 1', 5'
 Try: Goto 11'c
Con: (1/1) 11'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)
9 March 2019
13:02
Argentina  31−14  Scotland
Try: 3'c
Mare 5'
Álvarez 8'c
12'm
14'm
Con: Mare (3/4) 4', 6', 8'
(0/1)
 Try: Coombes (2) 7'c, 10'c
Con: Lowe (2/2) 7', 10'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
9 March 2019
16:12
Scotland  29−7  Japan
Try: Farndale (3) 2'm, 5'm, 11'm
Elms 8'c
Ross McCann 14'c
Con: Lowe (1/3) 9'
McCann (1/1) 14'
Fergusson (0/1)
 Try: Soejima 7'c
Con: (1/1) 7'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
9 March 2019
16:34
Argentina  14−33  England
Try: (2/2) 12'c, 14'c
Con: Ulloa (1/1) 12'
(1/1) 14'
 Try: Norton 1'c
7'c
Burgess 7'c
Bowen 10'm
Glover 13'c
Con: Bibby (3/3) 2', 7', 8'
Edwards (1/2) 13'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)

Knockout stage[]

All times in Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−07:00).

Thirteenth Place[]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 March 2019 – 12:46 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 
 Japan22
 
10 March 2019 – 16:12 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 Kenya14
 
 Japan10
 
10 March 2019 – 13:08 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 Spain15
 
 Chile12
 
 
 Spain28
 

Challenge Trophy[]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
10 March 2019 – 9:30 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 
 Wales35
 
10 March 2019 – 13:30 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 Japan0
 
 Wales22
 
10 March 2019 – 9:52 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 Australia33
 
 Australia47
 
10 March 2019 – 16:37 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 Kenya7
 
 Australia35
 
10 March 2019 – 10:14 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 Canada21
 
 Scotland25
 
10 March 2019 – 13:52 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 Chile5
 
 Scotland14
 
10 March 2019 – 10:36 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 Canada19
 
 Canada33
 
 
 Spain7
 

5th Place[]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 March 2019 – 14:24 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 
 Argentina21
 
10 March 2019 – 17:07 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 New Zealand26
 
 New Zealand26
 
10 March 2019 – 14:46 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 England19
 
 England33
 
 
 Samoa14
 

Cup[]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
10 March 2019 – 11:08 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 
 South Africa33
 
10 March 2019 – 15:08 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 Argentina12
 
 South Africa31
 
10 March 2019 – 11:30 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 Fiji12
 
 New Zealand21
 
10 March 2019 – 18:19 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 Fiji22
 
 South Africa21
 
10 March 2019 – 11:52 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 France12
 
 England19
 
10 March 2019 – 15:30 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 United States21
 
 United States5
 
10 March 2019 – 12:14 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 France33 Third place
 
 Samoa12
 
10 March 2019 – 17:52 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 France35
 
 Fiji24
 
 
 United States14
 

Tournament placings[]

Place Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  South Africa 22
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  France 19
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Fiji 17
4  United States 15
5  New Zealand 13
6  England 12
7  Argentina 10
 Samoa 10
Place Team Points
9  Australia 8
10  Canada 7
11  Scotland 5
 Wales 5
13  Spain 3
14  Japan 2
15  Chile 1
 Kenya 1

Source: World Rugby

Players[]

Scoring leaders[]

Tries scored
Rank Player Tries
1 Simon Kennewell 8
2 Dylan Pietsch 7
3 Carlin Isles 6
Connor Braid
Jamie Farndale
Points scored
Rank Player Points
1 Selvyn Davids 59
2 Connor Braid 54
3 Jean-Pascal Barraque 49
4 Simon Kennewell 40
5 38

Source: World Rugby

Dream Team[]

The following seven players were selected to the tournament Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament:[2]

Forwards Backs
South Africa JC Pretorius
United States Stephen Tomasin
Samoa 		South Africa Selvyn Davids
France Stephen Parez
France Jean-Pascal Barraque
Canada Connor Braid

References[]

  1. ^ "Chile crowned Sudamérica Rugby Sevens champions". 13 January 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Seven stars make up your Dream Team in Vancouver". World Rugby. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.

External links[]

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